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70 Bedroom Ideas for Designing a Dreamy Makeover
Create the the most heavenly sleeping space with these decorating tips and tricks.
Begin the new year in the most relaxing way with the bedroom of your dreams. Whether you’re up for a full-on renovation or a just a light refresh in 2025, we’re here to help you bring all your bedroom decor inspiration to life with the very best bedroom ideas from our favorite Country Living house tours.
If you’re looking for decorating ideas for your bedroom, you’re in the right place. Calming blue bedroom ideas, cozy bedrooms, and farmhouse bedroom ideas featuring quilts and other iconic country designs top our list. We’ve also included clever small bedroom ideas that make the most of the space you have, boy and girl bedroom ideas that kids can grow into, and white bedrooms for clean and simple bedroom decorating ideas where less is more. Our favorite bedroom paint color ideas will also point you to the just-right paint color for the most heavenly backdrop.
Whatever bedroom style you’re drawn to—rustic, simple, or even modern bedroom ideas—your ideal sleeping sanctuary awaits. Keep reading for sweet dreams ahead!
Here are more bedroom decor ideas to achieve the beautiful, restful space you deserve:
Bring the Outside In
You would never guess that this bedroom once had scary red walls and splashes of orange and blue as well! Now swathed in serene green and white, the spacious room is decorated with elements that speak to the beauty outdoors. The armoire's handpainted panels reflect the progression of the four seasons, a grouping of botanicals hangs on the wall.
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Trim Paint Color: Vert de Terre by Farrow & Ball
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Stamp the Walls
Stamping the walls in a pretty pattern is a good middle ground between painting and wallpaper. Here, a series of wall stamps made of wood scraps and weather stripping form goldenrods, asters, daisies, and foxgloves. The pattern is applied with tempera paint for a look reminiscent of Swedish folk art design.
Feature Vintage Lighting
In this cozy bedroom, an oversize milk glass orb creates a striking focal point upon entering the room. Designers Leanne Ford and Grace Mitchell, who teamed up on this Texas farmhouse, bought a lot of 30 and used them all over the interior and exterior. “It’s a great example of how to have a cohesive conversation,” says Leanne. “In a small house, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel in every room.”
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Feature Favorite Art
In the primary suite of this renovated river cottage, quirky artwork fills the prized spot above the bed. The piece by New Orleans-based poet and painter Christian Davenport merges the homeowner’s love of old landscapes and local artists. Earthy color on the cayenne-colored duvet, pleated lampshades, and botanical-print lumbar pillow adds richness to the room.
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Wall Paint Color: Elephant’s Breath by Farrow & Ball
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Hang Luxurious Draperies
In this primary bedroom, designer and homeowner Claire Zinnecker softened the home’s rustic edges with refined linen draperies that reach up to the 11-foot-high ceilings, then puddle to the floor, creating a dramatic effect that enhances the room’s architectural details.
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Slipcover the Bed
Yes, you heard that right—slipcover the bed! Fairly common in living spaces on chairs and sofas, slipcovers belong in the bedroom, too. And the benefits are the same. Simply throw in the wash when panels start to look a little dingy.
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Wall Paint Color: Simply White by Benjamin Moore
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Bring in Mismatched Bedside Tables
For a more laid-back vibe, choose mismatched bedside tables topped with matching lamps. In this lake house bedroom, wide-set board-and-batten paneled walls painted a crisp white recall the style often found in old Lake Michigan cottages. Now favored as an interesting architectural detail, leaving wall-joists exposed is a historic look that originated as an inexpensive way to cover wall seams.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: White Dove by Benjamin Moore
Scalloped Shams: Butterfield by Matouk
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Give Granny Chic Vibes
At Country Living, we like to say bold-fashioned, not old-fashioned! Feminine granny-chic touches are on full display in an upstairs bedroom of this Connecticut farmhouse. Richness and pattern are layered on—ticking stripe bedding plays well with the existing toile wallcovering, while an antique oil portrait lends a nod to the home’s many previous female dwellers.
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Serve Up Classic Country Charm
Blue-and-white gingham draperies (Max Humphrey Collection by Pindler), painted beadboard walls, layered bedding, and a bedside rooster that was uncovered in a closet during the renovation up the country charm in this bedroom. To better accommodate visitors, Erica Harrison of Detroit-based design firm Hudson and Sterling chose midcentury metal twin beds from eBay.
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Wall Paint Color: Smokestack Gray by Benjamin Moore
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Hang Pretty Wallpaper
In this Georgia farmhouse, sophisticated gray-brown floral wallpaper mimics the hue of the weathered ceiling beams and offers a feminine (but not frilly) foil to the room’s rustic elements. The piece at the foot of the tufted wing bed was formerly a park bench.
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Wallpaper: “Peony” by Farrow & Ball
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Create a Cocoon-Like Space
In this small attic bedroom, the walls, ceiling, and trim are all coated in the same dark brown paint color for a cocooning effect. The dark stained spindle bed and richly colored rug add to the cozy factor.
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Wall, Trim, and Ceiling Paint Color: Griffin by Sherwin-Williams
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Leave It Like You Found It
When renovating an old house, be open to unexpected discoveries like the verdant shade of milk paint discovered after removing wallpaper from these guest room walls. Even though green wasn’t a top paint color pick, the homeowners of this New Hampshire farmhouse decided to leave it as is. Low wainscoting and window trim in a neutral shade balances the room.
Employ Pink as a Neutral
When it’s this light, pink is a neutral. Here, like a flattering pink lightbulb, the soft barely-there shade on the walls, doors, and trim casts a warm glow and pairs beautifully with the brass bed and wood antiques in this guest room.
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Wall, Door & Trim Paint: Intimate White by Sherwin-Williams
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Add Instant Character With Wood
For this primary suite addition, a vaulted ceiling and white-painted tongue-and-groove walls give the new space character without adding heavy texture. A blue-and-white color pairing is layered in the bedroom through a series of pretty prints on the pencil-post bed. “I’ve always loved blue and white because the combination reminds me of the sky and big beautiful clouds, and the ocean, creeks, and streams,” says homeowner Bambi Costanzo.
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Build In Beds
Thanks to the new upstairs bunk space lined with five built-in beds, this small cabin now comfortably sleeps nine. The industrial sconces make reference to the cabin’s farmland locale and play off the red stripes of the wool throws and vintage grain sack pillows. Artwork collected over the years outfits the walls alongside artifacts such as a cowbell and a group of nautical flags.
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Layer Rugs
Layered atop honey-colored wood floors, a grouping of rugs provides a soft spot to land every morning. Not only is this a great way to add color, it’s also a budget-friendly alternative to a large, expensive rug. The nightstand, antique pine armoire, and hefty exposed rafters bring a lovely rustic warmth to this otherwise white space.
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Cover Walls in Salvaged Wood
Homeowners Claire Zinnecker and Adam Mink clad the wall behind the headboard using wood salvaged from other parts of their farmhouse. The boards are sealed to let the original sage-tinged colors come through. Claire also cozied up the room with a double wedding ring quilt sewn by her grandmother. Books, family photos, and other treasured finds round out the collected look.
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Go (Mossy) Green
With such pretty views of the Delta landscape beyond the windows, it only makes sense to embrace the colors inspired by the region. A pair of poster beds dressed in ivory coverlets and crisp floral and gingham linens lends a sweetness to more lodge-like accents, including arrow sconces and a nubby rug. A striking paper portrait in ivory lends graphic punch to moss green walls.
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Wall Paint Color: Oakmoss by Sherwin-Williams
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Lean In on Modern
Industrial touches like an antique engineer lights repurposed as bedside lighting and a funky Serge Mouille chandelier bring a modern, sleek touch to this bedroom. Dark windows and door frames add bold contrast. Rustic accessories like an old wood-framed mirror, framed vintage artwork, and a cowhide rug soften the design and keep it from feeling cold.
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Tuck a Loveseat Under the Windows
A smart furniture layout (here, with beds pushed up against the outside walls) makes just enough room for a loveseat and a pair of skinny side tables. A colorful striped rug covers wide-plank wood floors. And it goes without saying that we are in favor of dogs on the furniture at Country Living!
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Amy Mitchell is the managing editor for VERANDA and Country Living, where she writes articles on a variety of topics—decorating and design, gardens, and holidays. Amy’s experience in the shelter magazine category spans more than 20 years, as she’s previously held positions at Coastal Living and Cottage Living. Her personal pursuits include cooking, gardening, and hunting her favorite tag sale spots for the next piece of Pyrex for her prized collection.
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